Not a trainer this time

After the initial surprise, Naoki quickly regained his composure.

After all, Ye Ci had told him before that gym leaders who had time would be allowed to come to the ranch to challenge the trials and hone their combat skills in order to improve their strength.

Zhi Shu originally thought that Hai Dai, the gym leader of the Bottle Gym closest to Ziqin Town, would be the first to come.

Unexpectedly, Qishu, who was eight hundred feet away from him, was the first to run over...

You know, Nianguang City and Zhiqin Town are separated by the Padia region!

Naoki branded Qishu as an activist in his heart.

At this time, Qishu also moved his eyes away from Lightning Bird, looked at him, and then waved.

"Hey~ hello hello~! I am Qishu from the Niangguang Gym. The chief said that we can challenge the trial here, so I came over!" The girl was full of energy.

Naoki nodded slightly and replied with a smile: "Hello, the chief has already told me in advance that there are indeed several trials here at the ranch, but we haven't had lunch yet, and the Pokémon are still hungry. I'm hungry, so I have to wait until after lunch before starting the trial."

"Ah... I understand, I understand!" As soon as he finished speaking, Qishu's stomach gurgled.

She was on a flight this morning, from Feizhiqin Town, Niaguang City, and rushed over as soon as she landed. She hadn't had lunch yet.

Qishu suddenly felt embarrassed.

Naoki glanced at Qishu and understood.

He thought that after all, these gym leaders were here to help Babu Tutu train their fighting abilities. During this period, they might also spend money to buy some specialties such as goat milk and tree fruits, just like the previous Dan Emperor.

"It seems that you haven't had lunch yet. If you don't mind, then come and dine with us!" Naoki said.

"Ah...is that okay?" Qishu's eyes lit up. This way she wouldn't have to make another trip.

Seeing Naoki nod, Qi Shu immediately thanked him: "Then don't bother me!"

Hearing the commotion here, a group of Pokémon also gathered around, curiously observing the strange tree not far away.

Naoki turned his attention to the Lightning Bird again and asked, "Do you want to have lunch here?"

"Chirp!" Lightning Bird shouted proudly, rejecting Naoki's invitation because Meng Meng and Baby Bear were still there waiting for it to return.

"Okay, then I'll give you something to pack!"

When Naoki touched his satchel, he saw that the medicine inside had been almost consumed.

It just so happens that Lightning Bird is back and can replenish supplies.

Saying that, Zhi Shu got into the house, found wound medicine and some food from home and stuffed it into Zapdo's satchel.

He didn't stop until his satchel was filled to the brim.

"Go! Say hello to them for me!" Naoki reached out and touched the fine, soft down on the neck of the Lightning Bird.

"Chirp!"

The Lightning Bird didn't react much. It took two steps back, flapped its wings and flew into the sky.

Naoki stood there and watched it go away.

Qishu came over at some point and looked at the scene with surprise.

"Mr. Naoki...that Pokémon is Zapdos, right?"

Naoki nodded, somewhat surprised: "Have you seen other Lightning Birds?"

Qishu shook his head, his eyes gleaming with excitement: "That is the legendary electric Pokémon! It is the Pokémon that every trainer who is proficient in electric attributes dreams of!"

Naoki: "..."

I almost forgot, Qishu’s gym is electrically-based.

"It's okay!" Naoki said. After all, this lightning bird is just a friend of Meng Meng and Baby Bear and has nothing to do with him.

"He is indeed a trainer praised by the chief!" Qishu felt sincere admiration.

Even rare Pokémon like Zapdos can be conquered...

And looking at the way the Lightning Bird flew away, it was obvious that he was the messenger of this ranch just like the dragons!

She only knew that this place used dragons to deliver goods, but she didn't expect that even rare Pokémon like Zapdos also served as postmen!

"Wow!"

This is really too luxurious!

Naoki smiled politely. He did not say what the Lightning Bird was going to do, nor did he reveal the existence of the Heroes expedition team.

Seeing that they didn't come back, my sister, who had been putting lunch on the table for a while, had no choice but to come out and call for them.

"go in!"

"excuse me!"

The two entered the room. Qishu couldn't help but swallowed when he saw the food on the table: "Wow, it's so rich!"

"Because two new Pokémon have joined the ranch today, so this can be considered a celebration of their arrival!"

Naoki first placed the elf ball and photo sent by Zapdo on the cabinet, then brought a tree fruit snack to the fireplace and placed it on the floor.

The lava worm inside slowly crawled out and ate the food happily.

"So many Pokémon!" Qishu exclaimed with his eyes wide open.

Her eyes swept across the living room.

Motorized Lizard, Tussock, Unknown Pokémon (Glutton), Unknown Pokémon (Erton), Frostnake, Dragonite, Unknown Pokémon (Rayton), Come to the Tea of ​​Sadness and the Pot of Horrible Thoughts, and many Huck Dragons.

There is even a different-colored Harkerosaurus inside!

So pink and tender, so cute! Qishu's eyes were instantly attracted by the strange-colored Hackron.

"Bamo~"

At this time, Babu Woodchuck flew in from outside.

The weather is very good today. He just went to let the hens out of the chicken hut to bask in the sun. He smelled the aroma of food from a long way away, so he immediately flew in eagerly.

Hearing the cry, Qishu's eyes instinctively looked at Babu.

But when she saw the Pokémon's appearance clearly, she immediately opened her mouth in shock.

Could that pink Pokémon with a red cloak tied behind it and a small silver hammer in its hand be...!

"Bamo?" Seeing a stranger coming to his home, Babu looked over with confusion.

Naoki introduced: "Her name is Qishu. She is a Pokémon trainer who is proficient in electric attributes. She came to the ranch to participate in the trial."

Babu Groundhog understood instantly.

It clenched the small hammer in its hand and looked at Qishu with fighting spirit: "Bamo!"

Qishu felt like his heart was about to turn into cuteness, what a cute Babu woodchuck!

She rushed forward and hugged the furry Babu woodchuck: "So cute!"

Babu was startled, and he quickly pushed the man with his meat pad, and then hid behind Naoki.

Qishu smiled sheepishly: "Hey, I'm sorry, I have never seen a different-colored Babu Woodchuck. This Babu Woodchuck is so cute!"

As he spoke, Qishu suddenly realized something.

No, that's not right! Why do Pokémon like Bubba float? !

Naoki noticed her gaze and explained: "The Babu Woodchuck is a very special Babu Woodchuck. It is very good at controlling electrical energy and can use electromagnetic levitation to fly."

"It's amazing!" Qishu said in shock: "This is something that even a gym leader like me, who is proficient in electric Pokémon, can't do!"

Naoki smiled and said: "There happens to be a thunder and lightning trial in the ranch. The content of the trial is to fight the Babu woodchuck. If you are interested, you can choose this trial later."

"That's so cool! Then I will choose to challenge the thunder and lightning trial!" Qishu said again: "Hey, it's usually the trainers who challenge me, but now it's me who challenges me. This feeling is quite novel!"

Naoki smiled, pulled out a chair, and let several Pokémon sit on it.

Qishu sat across from him, looking at the table full of food, and said expectantly: "I'm starting!"

Naoki: "..."

She is indeed a two-dimensional girl!

He doesn't usually have this habit at home, and he never says "I'm on it".

It was the first time he heard someone say something like this, and Naoki felt it was quite strange.

The way Qishu ate was not elegant and quiet, but rather lively.

While eating, Naoki silently observed Qishu.

He found that the strange trees now seemed different from the strange trees in the game.

Because she can't open and close her mouth to say "catch your eyeballs with an electric grid" and "good morning, noon and evening", which sounds very special.

However, what Naoki is more concerned about is the little Magnemite hair ornament that Qishu wears on his head.

Because he discovered that the two little magnet hair accessories could actually move!

"Eh? Mr. Naoki, are you looking at Magnemite and the others?" Qishu followed Naoki's gaze and raised his head.

Naoki nodded blankly: "Are they really little magnets?"

"Of course!" Qishu grinned: "They are my companions who have been with me since I first started traveling!"

As if to cooperate with Qishu, the two little magnets jumped on the spot.

Naoki was shocked.

He always thought those two things were Magneto's hair accessories, but he didn't expect them to be real Magneto!

If he remembered correctly, one Magnemite weighed about 6kg, and two weighed 12kg.

Oh my god! Looking at it this way, Qishu is equivalent to a super newbie!

With two little magnets on your head, won't your neck get tired?

But thinking that Xiaozhi had once lifted a small Nebula weighing 999kg with one hand, Naoki felt relieved.

Human beings in this world cannot be viewed with common sense.

So he withdrew his gaze and started eating in silence.

Soon, lunch time was over. Qishu was satisfied with his meal and casually praised: "Mr. Naoki's cooking skills are very good!"

Naoki smiled: "Practice makes perfect."

"Hey, Mr. Naoki is so humble!" Qishu chuckled.

She found that Naoki was a little different from what she imagined.

A few weeks ago, the chief found eight gym leaders in the Padiya area and assigned them a task-to practice at a place called Zhishu Ranch in Ziqin Town.

At that time, all the gym leaders were surprised.

The chief didn't explain too much, he just told them that they had to go.

Before coming here, Qishu had imagined what the owner of that ranch would be like.

Could it be an old farmer wearing a straw hat and a white beard who looks very old?

However, when she came over and saw this person for the first time, she immediately recognized him in her mind.

Yeah, isn't this the protagonist of the program "Men and Dragons" that was broadcast on TV at that time? He even appeared on TV!

The delivery dragons at that time left a deep impression on her, and they are still fresh in her memory to this day.

He didn't wear a farmer's straw hat or a white beard. He was tall and big, with a layer of furry black stubble on his chin, which looked quite intimidating.

However, after actually getting in touch with him, Qishu found that this man was surprisingly easy to talk to and polite, and his cooking skills were excellent. He was also an uncle who loved Pokémon.

"Uncle Naoki!" Qishu didn't pay attention and said the title in his heart at once, with great enthusiasm: "I'm ready! You can start the trial!"

Having just returned to the ranch, Naoki was tired from traveling and had not yet had time to take a shower or shave. Naoki almost lost his breath and asked with wide eyes, "What did you call me?"

Qishu realized the impolite name he had just called, and quickly said obediently: "Mr. Naoki."

Naoki: "..."

He sighed, then handed Qishu some Pokémon food and asked her to feed it to her Pokémon.

There were too many Pokémon just now, so the dining table couldn't fit, and Qishu didn't release her Pokémon. Unexpectedly, Naoki noticed this.

Qishu: "Thank you very much, Mr. Naoki!"

"Wait a little longer!" Naoki turned around and walked into the room and came to the bathroom.

He looked at himself in the mirror and finally understood why Dan Yu would call him uncle when he went up to the bottom of the Qishu tree...

Because he was a little tan from doing farm work in the summer, and he hadn't had a haircut for a long time. He had been busy with strange things during the agricultural exchange in Beishang Township, so he didn't think of shaving.

In addition, in this short period of one year, he eats and drinks big fish, meat, and life goat milk every day. His body has grown a lot, and he looks like he is about to become the fighting king of Kanto, Shiba. What a rough guy.

In short, the nutritious and calorie-exploding goat milk ripened him and made him stronger...

Naoki shaved his beard and tidied up his appearance. After everything was completed, he suddenly looked much younger.

When he walked out of the room, Chishu was feeding her Pokémon on the grass.

Naoki glanced at it and read the names of the Pokémon in his mind: "Big Electric Petrel, Electric Belly Frog, Roentgen Cat, Naughty Thunderbolt, and Dream Demon."

Including the two small Magnemites on the head, there are seven Pokémon in total.

Hearing the movement behind him, Qishu looked back and opened his mouth in surprise: "Mr. Naoki?"

Naoki was very satisfied with this title and nodded reservedly: "Yes."

"Wow!" Qishu was surprised: "Can I take the liberty of asking your age?"

"twenty one."

Qishu was even more surprised. She didn't expect Mr. Naoki to be so young, only four years older than her!

An elegant yet polite smile appeared on Naoki's face: "If young people in the city work in the fields for a few years like me, I believe they will become like this."

Qishu understood instantly.

Naoki didn't say much and turned to the business: "Are you ready? Are you sure you want to start challenging the lightning trial?"

"Everyone~! Are you all ready~" Qishu looked at the Pokémon in front of him.

"Gumo!"

"Dream!"

"..."

Electric Belly Frogs, Dream Demons and others responded one after another.

"Hehe, it looks like everything is ready!" Qishu turned his attention to Naoki and said in a cheerful and lively voice: "Then~ the gym test begins!"

Naoki: "...Poof!"

Oops, that’s a lie!

Qishu smiled sheepishly: "Hey, I was always the one to meet the challenger before, so I'm used to these words~ I suddenly changed my role, and I haven't gotten used to it yet."

Naoki expressed his understanding and walked to the other side of the battlefield with Babu in a red cloak.

Pokémon such as Guluton, Motorized Lizard, Flip-Father, Frostnake, Saltstone, and Ecuador gathered around the battle field to watch the battle.

Brother Ai Guanshi walked to the center of the battlefield with a whistle.

As the whistle sounded, Qishu energetically pointed his hand forward:

"Naughty Thunderbolt is coming! Let's pass this trial like the Eel King leaping through the dragon gate!"